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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09
THE SOUTHERN EXODUS.

Several of the Washingtons min.
listers have lately discussed the
troubles and difficulties of the color
ed people and the causes that lead
to increased crime among them.
Among the causes which Mr..
Crummell cites for the increase of
crime among certain classes of the
negro race are as follows: The
freed people of the South are fleeing
in large numbers from the rural dis.
tricts, and overflowlng both the
large cities on the Atlantic Seaboard
and most of the great internal cities
and inland towns. What causes
this vast exoduss 1t is owing
chiefly to IA state of semi-serfdom or
peonage in which the black farming
population is held, and which has
taken the place of the old system of
slavery. The landed proprietors Of
South, not the enti!e class, but a
large proportion, will not work their
farms, nor will they sell the land to
the freedmen. Instead thereof they
maintain tenant system of the
most grinding and destructive char
acter, domiclling the black laboreIs
in miserable huts, paying them in
kind instead of money with articles
100 and 200 per cent. beyond their
value, and by persistent and syste.
matic fraud keeping this people at
the close of every year in perpetual
debt until at last thousands upon
thousands of these wretched labor
ers rise up in utter dispair, shake
the dust off their feet against the
old plantations of their servitude,
and flock to the large towns and
cities. 1t is owing to this state of
things that Washington has such
very large refugee black population,
poor and INDECENT. debased and vic.
lent. They find here, first a glut of
laborers and thus they fall into the
deepest penury and are driven by
the force of circumstances in dis.
honorable shifts and practices to get
the barest sustenance. But next to
this they find here crushing and
all pervasiye caste system, which
refuses respectable colored people
the rentage of decent houses; which
drives well nigh the bulk of the
black population into the lanes and
alleys of the city; which masses the
poor people into close, dingy, dilapi-
dated, and unhealthy tenement
houses with exorbitant rents; which
declares that colored boys and girls
shall not become apprentices to
trades which consigns the negro to
a single caste Of servant life; which
cuts off almost an entire people from
the emoluments of life, the hopes of
progress, and throws thousands of
them into hopelessness, desperation
and despair. and it is not clear
and certain that the power holding
people of this country have got
to pnt themselves into a different
attitude to the black race in this
land before we shall see any large
recovery of this people from the moral
calamities which slavery and caste
have brought upon Them"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09

George Honoway, an inmate of
the Grant county Jail, died a few
days since. His case seemed to be
a very sad one. He was about
seventeen years of age, had not a
friend in the world it seemed, and
although he was only charged with
the stealing of an old pistol, worth a
few cents, and not entirely clear
that he stole it, he had to go to Jail,
in default of bail, it being the best
that could be done for him. The
boy was not "rightn in his head,
and his confinement worked on his
mind. Heart disease was pronounc-
ed the cause of his death.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09


consin. Cattle dying from thirst
and the crops drying up.
The Union Labor party of Ohio
have nominated John SeitZ, of Tiflin,
for governor, and complete state
ticket.
Fifteen refrigerator ears filed
with dressed beef were wrecked
near st. Thomas, Ont, and two
tramps killed.
John Feistbonner fatally stabbed
John Orkner, one Of the Swedish
brothers, in Chicago, and then com.
mitted suicide.
A Philadelphia company is trying
to resurrect the treasure lost with the
British privateer in the Delaware
river in 1893.
Lolly Robinson, colored, shot and
killed Charles Williams, colored, at
Caperton, w. Va, surrendered, and
was taken by q mob and lynchcd.
Milo Thomas, a young white man,
was stabbed with dirk and killed
by fourteen year-old c0lored boy
at Augusta, Ga, in dispute about
q cigarette picture.
The Doodle aldermen in Canada
are much depressed over the conyic'
ton of Jacob Sharp, and the old man
looks as though he would die before
receiving his sentence.
Samuel Drumbeller was fatally
stabbed by George Grenrich, at Sun.
bury, Pa. Grenrich had just finished
ten years in the penitentiary for kill
ing DR.. GrayenselIer.
The United States will be invited
to participate in celebration now
being arranged in Genoa, IN com
memoration of the 400th anniyersa
ry of the discovery of America by
Columbus.
Mrs. Pickett, the surviving soldf
ers of Pickett's brigade and the
Pennsylvania corps rode over Get
tysburg battlefields, and Mrs. Pick
EFT shook hands with each oil tue
veterans who had served in her has
bands command.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09
We find this statement in the At.
lanta Constitution

We find this statement in the At.
lanta Constitution
The Rev. w. A. Smith is the
Methodist preacher in charge of the
EtOwah circuit in this state. He
has a wife and five children. His
salary is 5000 a year. Having no
horse he walks his circuit, frequent
ly trudging fifteen miles to fill an
appointment. He studies his ser.
mons while working in the corn
patch that supplements his scanty
salary.
The moral of this is very plain.
Money to convert the heather is all
very well, but would it not be better
to use little of it in giving under
paid ministers enough to live on 7
In this particular case there is one
bright feature, and that is the ad.
miration that all must feel for the
brave, earnest man who labors so
hard in his great work.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09

GRAFTON, w. VA, July 5.-lDe
most destructive fire that ever WISH
ed the town broke out this morning
about four o'clock. Twenty-tnie51
houses in all were totally destroyeu'
most of them inexpensive iranlesJi
The total loss will not much exeeeu
$4,000. AS near as can De es~
mated tonight, the partial loS sSs
are as follows: E. NJ. Brown, OF ao ~.
New Valley House, loss slS,O%i
insured for $4,000. 7. E. Cole a.
most total loss of furniture anT
stock; insurance $500. il. o.
Mugler, hardware, total loss; lnsa
ance 81, 900. Linnie Jarrett, hoLlsv =
insurance $1,000. Isaac EVau''
building, insurance 81, 900.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09
VIRGINIA AND THE TARIFF.


There was large gathering OF
the farmers of Virginia at Char
louisville, Albemarle county, Va, on
the Fourth of July, and it is to be
hoped that some explicit informa-
ton was elected as to the wants
of that class of people of the Old Do
minion as to the tariff. After the
first session of Congress, in which
the Morrison horizontal" bill was
defeated in the Democratic House
of Representatives, where alone
all revenue bills must originate, the
fall election of that year resulted IN
giving almost an entire change IN
the congressional delegation, sweep
ing out nearly all the members who
voted horizontally }" and supply.
ing their places with protective tar
if men, who will be on hand at the
next December session to supporr a
revision of the tariff on just prlnci-
Piles, if they are not again met with
the arbitrary decision of Mr.. Carlisle,
if he is again made speaker of the
House, as it is probable he will be,
If his contested seat is given him by
his small party majority. Men OF
note in Virginia prophesy that il
the internal tax on tobacco and
homemade brandy is not taken off
before the nextpresidential election,
that state will go against the pres.
ent administration by an overwhelm.
ing majority. Some of the leading
Democratic papers of the state are
thoroughly imbued with protective
proclivities, and are using their col
umns or permitting correspondence
to discuss this question, and Mr..
Carlisle, in a late interview with a
reporter, admitted that it was likely
that the free trade men Of his party
would be obliged to permit the to-
bacco tax at least to be repealed.
Senator Sherman also proposes to
take off the tobacco tax as also the
duty on sugar, which will be suflicl-
ent, nearly, to relieve the treasury
in the ensuing year of sufficient
amount to clear off the surplus re.
venue with safety, and these two
items alone embrace agreater amount
than nearly all others Except the
liquor tax of the imposition upon
the masses of the people, as they
are more generally used than any
other products.
In the same number of one OF
our exchanges in Virginia we find
a number Of essays on the tariff
question, and to show the farmers
the extreme differences which exist,
we copy the following sentences.
One writer says:
"Every body tavo:s protection to
American labor, but the sort of pro-
lection L would give it would be to
let it 20 into the markets of the
world and buy where it can buy
cheapest and sell where it can sell
highest. That is the sort of protec-
tion American labor wants, and farm
labor wants it more than any other.n
Whilst another is equally explicit
in regard to his views, with which
we leave the subject. He says :
"Our labor must be much higher
than any other country, for our
masses are expected to enjoy much
more Of life and its comforts. In
India, a ryot gets eight cents a
day. This is a pauper labor, against
which America cannot be expected
to compete. Wheat from India,
therefore, can be delivered in Lon
don at nominal figures, and would
be dumped into New York city at
ruinous prices but for our tariff"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09
DON'T EXPERIMENT.

You cannot afford to waste time in ex-
perimenting when your lungs are in
danger. Consumption always seems at
first, only a cold. Do not permit any
dealer to impose upon you with some
cheap imitation of DIR. Kings New Dis
coyery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, but be sure you get the genuine.
Because he can make more profit he may
tell you he has something just as good,
or just the same. Don't be deceived,
but insist upon getting Or. Kings New
Discovery, which is guaranteed TO give
relief in all Throat, Lung and Chest
affections. Trial bottles free at E. C
Williams, Jr.. & Bro. Is Drug Store.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09
The american takes pleasure il

AfsN kAHtSt ttNt OohOo
acknowledging the courtesies and
kindly attentions extended to its rep
resentative by the city authorities
of Martinsburg, upon the occasion
of their elegant, attractive and alto.
gether successful celebration of In
dependence Day. They afforded
him an excellent opportunity of OBJ
serving and admiring the men, wo-
men and children of Martinsburg
and it's suburb of Strinesville. They
were the most interesting and at
tractive feature of the exhibition.
composing, as they did, presenting
under very favorably surroundings,
a population of (which any city might
be proud.-The american.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09
Saved His Life.

Mr.. ID. l. Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave,
KY, says he was, for many years, badly
afflicted with Phthisic, also Diabetes
the pains were almost uncomfortable and
would sometimes almost throw him into
commissions. He tried Electric Bitters
and got relief from first bottle, and after
taking six bottles, was entirely cured
and had gained in flesh eighteen pounds.
Says he positively believes he would
have died, had it not been for the relief
afforded by Electric Bitters. Sold at so
cents bottle by E. G. Williams, Jr., &
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09
WHEELING. w. VA. July g.

WHEELING, W. Va, July Sat
daybreak this morning about two
dozen employees of the employees of
the Crescent Iron Works of this
city seized a fellow-workman named
VIM. Flooding. and attaching a rope
to the travelling crane in the mill,
swung him up to it as a punish.
ment for whipping his wife yester.
day. 1t was intended to so arrange
it as not to choke Flooding badly,
but the knot slipping around under
one ear, and he had rather narrow
squeeze for his life before being cut
off.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09

CUMBERLAND, July THE jury
in the Cookery farm case were out
until three O'Clock today, when they
returned a verdict for ST $50, as
damages for Mr.. G. f. Mayors lease.
1t is said the jury stood one for $780,
900 two for $50, 900 and one for $685.
600. The verdict will be returned
to the court in the morning, when,
it is generally believed, the court
will set 1t aside, owing to the large
amount awarded. The jury was
mostly composed of citizents of the
mining region.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09

George Reynolds, OF near Prunty.
town, Taylor county, w. Va, has
shipped to the eastern markets 5000
lambs since the I'd day of June.
They are worth in. the maket on an
average, something over 50 per
head, so that Mr.. Reynolds has put
In circulation about $4,000 within
the past month in the counties of
Taylor and Harrison, and a few
purchases in Barbour. Sheep grow
ing is a paying industry if properly
managed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09

WHEELING, w. VA, July g.
Auriferons deposit extending, as
far as traced, over eleven hundred
acres has been found 10 the southern
part OF this county, about twelve
miles from this city limits. Samples
of the rock reduced to-day show gold
at the rate of ten ounces to the ton.
There is considerable excitement
over the find.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09

The reports are repeated from
various points in Berks, Lebanon,
Lehigh, Chester, Va, and neighbor.
ing counties, to the effect that wheat
will only thresh ont about half a
crop. The destructive Hessian fly,
which had failed to put In an ap.
pearance for two years, it seems,
ravaged the young wheat. Acres
of wheat were ruined.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09

"Two-thirds of the leading news
papers of the South are in favor of
protection" So says the Birming-
ham Age. An instructive feature in
this fact is that most of them are
converts from freetradism. There
is no doubt that the South is rapid.
ly becoming protectionized.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09

The President has written a letter
to the Mayor of st. Louis, in which
be announces that he win not visit
that city at the time of the G. A. &.
Encampment, on account of the
criticisms on his acts by certain
members of the organization.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09
ing region.

The !" House of Mercy )" in New
York, refused admittance to a color
ed girl who was committed to the
institution, because the white in:
mates objected. 1t will strike the
average reader that the excuse is
exceedingly lame. A charitable
Institution should be the last to dis
criminate against suffering women
because of their color,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09

Six colored men shot in Louisiana
aud six more were lynched last week
by one band OF white men. AS
usual, nobody did it. This may not
be bloody -shirtism, but it is certainly
a bloody characterization.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09
THE TRADES DISPLAY.

Martinsburg Business Men made a
most creditable display in the bust
ness line. Many Of the displays were
gotten up in novel and attractive
style. Among those we noted were |:
Fitz Bros, flour and mill outfit !;
Robt. Criswell and VIM. Light, steam
saw mill; M. S. Burdette, book store !;
Star grocery; dry goods and notions I;
Nicklas & Bro. carpets and furniture
J. w. Dodd, traction engine, wagons,
drills, mowers and binders I; j. Wild,
bakery and confectionery; Thatcher's
agricultural displays; j. III. Miller &
Son, traction engine, feed cutters,
mowers, binders, wood, coal, &c.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09

:" Alcyon )" the $4,000 stallion be.
longing to Elizur Smiths stock farm.
died at Great harrington, Mass.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09

General Master Workman Pow
derry has ordered the Knights of
Labor to boycott the grain and
stock brokers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09

Three persons were killed and
many injured by an explosion of
guncotton at Jalle.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09

A man has been arrested in Mora
via, who has committed six murders
and three great robberies.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09

One hundred persons were drown.
ed in Lake Tug by subsistence of
the land bordering it.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09

Bender & Bro, lumber, sash, doors,
wood and coal; Chas. Bowers, gro
ceries, notions, &c. Bishops prOvis-
ion wagon; silk and lace display by
G. E. HARDWOOD III. Mcdowell, lime
furnace; John Farrin, iron works;
j. w. Roberts, coal; A. l.. Martin,
leader on sugar and cof-
fee; Thompson & Tabler, Rosenbush
& Co., and Model Clothiers; E. w.
Poole, groceries, &C.. Jones' Jewelry
wagon; Gibbs & Co., and Herring,
shoes; G. d. Matthaei, confectioner-
les; G. III. Wolfes, stoves, tin and iron
ware ; Noble L. Fisher. stoves, ranges
and tinware; Wilen & Sons, furniture;
A. Kogleschatz, undertaking; Shill &
Williams, and others, wines and liz.
uors VIM. Kantner, marble works Z;
P. G. Hunter, photography; John
Heller, carriages; p. A. Cunningham,
photography; Lewis Lambert, bar
Der; Geo. Lambert, butcher; j. E.
Powell, pump-maker. Butchers and
various other displays.
BICYCLE PARADE.
Directly after the trade display there
was large bicycle parade, of which
George Myers, of this city, was mar
shall, and A. L. Martin, Assist. The
following clubs participated: Balti-
more Cycle Cubic. w. Abbott, A.
Goguenux, III. B. Lockwood, Albert
Drought, T. E. Goodwin. Hagerstown
Bicycle Club-Albert Herd, George F.
Updegraff, Frank J. Heard, Walter H.
Mobley, G. P. Martin, VIM. G.. Bos-
yer, A. w. F Miller, Lewis G. Hest,
Emory III. Miller, w. E. Beachley, j.
H. E. Dayhoff, III. B. Fahrney, Thos.
HI. Porter, Jno. G.. Ernest, VIM. b.
Morrison, E. M. ID. Baechtel, Will H.
Porter, E. B. Emmett. West Vir-
ginia Wheelmen, Of Martinsburg-A.
l.. Martin, Elmer Swope, B. III. KEEL
Ter, Cal. Myers, Henry Fitz, F. Yer
non Aler, G.. w. Myers, Lawrence
Weaving, A. F. WEAVING, Chas. Shat
fer, Chas. Pitzer, Clay Herring, Elijah
Vanmeter, ADDISON Timberlake.
THE SPEAKERS.
After the parade was over, came the
orations, listened to with every mark
of attention by the large concourse of
people present. Col. Nelson, of Fred
erick, and G. B. Hart, ESQ.,, of Wheel
ing, made able speeches, but Mr..
Thos. Weeks of Baltimore, charmed
the crowd by his eloquence and sound
reasoning; especially were the knights
of Labor and Changers delighted with
his address. Hon. w. II. FL. Flick
prefaced the reading of the Declare.
ton of Independence with some ofhis
usually happy hits.
THE FIREWORKS.
AT night the town was ablaze with
lanterns and fireworks. At the corner
of Queen and Martin streets two large
arches crossed, with a star above and
the word Welcome" below. This
was lighted with gas. The fireworks
were very elaborate. The special
pieces included Welcome, Fourth of
July,"" Union Forever" A." Ameri-
can Eagle" "Martinsburg, 1776-.
Martinsburg, 1887" Besides these
there were innumerable harlequin
AIDES, shooting stars, colored cornuco-
pias, jeweled streamers, flower foun.
tains, rockets, star mines, vertical
wheels and Roman candles. Then
itinerant managers put up whirligigs
and all the jimcracks that have -four.
ished since the time whereof the
memory ofman runneth not to the
contrary.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09

Mr.. and Mrs. James D. Hollis, Of
Conococheague, Md, took in Martins
burg on the 4th.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09
SATURDAY, JULY eth, 1887.

THE HERALD has the largest bona
ado circulation OF amy paper published
Ina the eastern end Of this state, and n
town circulation equal TO that OF the
other two papers combined. Printed
tlsts always open to the public.
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THE LEADING PAPERS |
AT THE
LOWEST PRICES /!
PREPARE YOURSELF FOR THE NEXT
CAMPAIGN.

Every voter should take home and city
paper, TO be well informed on local Affairs
state questions and general intelligence.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09
RELY 81 EVANS,
Publishers of The Herald,
Martinsburg, w. Va.

Severe drought in Illinois and Wis.
consin. Cattle dying from thirst
and the crops drying up.
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THEY COME (!
GOOD ORDER !!

The best order prevailed. No acct
dents or disagreements happened to
interrupt the celebration. The sa.
looms, hotels and boarding houses did
q thriving business. and provided
plenty for the hungry and thirsty.
Considering the occasion, there was
little drunkenness, and only few
arrests, and all happy souls were kind.
ly cared for as became the good name
of Martinsburg for hospitality.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-25
PALATKA. FLA, JUNE %. 1887.

There was time when Palatkans des-
paired of having gas ON the streets or
even the completion of system of
waterworks. We have these and shall
soon have a system Of sewerage. Mean
time we want cheap communication be-
tween different parts of the city. Our
business men now walk a mile to their
meals or pay heavily for a carriage. Let
us hare q street raiitcay.
We speak advisedly when we say that
the money is ready and nothing is asked
from the city save the liberty of
using the streets. The rails would
have been laid long ago had not
the former company been hampered by
an illiberal charter. We hope every en-
couragement will be extended to the
new company, and that its representa-
tive, Mr.. Hubbard, will be accorded n
favorable hearing by our Councilman.
Let us give the company the use Of the
streets for twenty years if thereby we
can improve our accommodations, bring
new property to the support of our flu
ture and make the city more attractive
to our visitors.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-25
As To Touching Persons.

As to touching persons, the rule is that
they are not to be touched at all, unless
they be both dear and on a fair equality
If the love be very great, or the nearness
either, this of itself is equality, as between
paren; and child who are parted by a
vast space of age and knowledge. But
even herein, touch will be cautious in
public. especially by the younger, lest
due Observance and respect be overcome.
To he touched either is very delightful
and wnlsoine or exceedingly repulsive
and hateful, and always annoyance has
the day unless there be true love accord
ing to the measure of the touch, what
ever it NAV be-. Wherefore it is seen
that persons who are pressed together
in n crowd or vehicle move apart
rs soon as they can; which is not for
comfort merely, but 81 as not to be
touched, for they will do the same in
cold weather. though the more p;nched
for .-Globe-Democrat.